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In Vivo, Percutaneous, Needle Based, Optical Coherence Tomography of Renal Masses
Published on: March 30, 2015
Computed tomography of adrenocortical carcinoma containing macroscopic fat
Nathan Egbert1, Khaled M Elsayes, Shadi Azar
1Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5030, USA.
Abstract:
The presence of macroscopic fat in an adrenal mass has classically been associated with myelolipoma. Adrenocortical carcinoma is typically an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. The presence of macroscopic fat is not a characteristic finding in adrenocortical carcinoma or other adrenal malignancies. We report a case of a newly discovered large adrenal mass containing multiple areas of macroscopic fat, which was pathologically proven to represent an adrenocortical carcinoma.
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